Mentoring benefits student and teacher
ISE magazine's monthly column about management and leadership (March 2019)
By Paul Engle
According to the Merriam-Webster
website, the word "mentor" came from
ancient Greek literature. In Homer's
The Odyssey, while Odysseus was away
from home fighting and journeying for
20 years, his son Telemachus was raised
by Mentor, a trusted friend. When the
goddess Athena decided to complete
Telemachus' education, she disguised
herself as Mentor and they set out to
learn about his father. Today, mentor
is used to describe one who is a
positive, guiding influence in another
person's life.
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